FAITH CAPSULE: Many believers have church but they have no Christ by virtue of the message in their life style.

Job 1

God testified on behalf of Job in the book of Job 2:3, “Then the LORD said to Satan, ‘Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause.’” God testifying His creation as a man of integrity must have been the result of having walked the walk and having lived the Word of God. This kind of testimony was not only unto Job but was also extended unto Abraham and David. Abraham was referred to as the friend of God (2 Chronicle 20:7) while David was referred to as a man after God’s own heart (1 Samuel 13:14). The same God yesterday, today and tomorrow will not ignore anyone who lives up to His expectation. God is not a partial God but a God who is particular in seeing His creation live in line with His Word. As a believer, what is the message that your life is preaching? God is a God that can not be deceived. Many believers today have church but they have no Christ by virtue of the message in their life style. Evidently, giants in the hand of God had their own challenges, but all prevailed. The Word of God pointed out, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.” (Psalm 34:19) Challenges will come, but God always make deliverance available for the ones who choose to take to the way of God. At the time the enemy was allowed to touch Job, Job’s strength (integrity) before God became the tool for his wife in her attempt to discourage him when she stated to Job, “…Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!” (Job 2:9) Despite the discouraging statement by his wife, his integrity remained intact with strong intention. The wife was supposed to be a helper to him, but in his situation, she turned to discouraging him. Job, by virtue of his wealth in his days, was described as the greatest of all the people of the entire east. Job lost all during his challenges yet maintained his integrity. Job did not waver but held onto his testimony of integrity. At the end of it all, God delivered him and inside his deliverance was the package of restoration and multiplication. Like Job, it could be that your current situation is your way to be multiplied in the blessings of God. Maintain your stand in the Lord and you shall not fall from His grace.

Prayer for today: Ask God to enable you to remain faithful when it counts the most.